Mr. Speaker, the public has the right to know what role Alfonso Gagliano and other ministers played in the sponsorship scandal. The public has the right to know the truth before the next election campaign. Therefore, an independent public inquiry is essential.
Will the Prime Minister authorize such an inquiry now or will he do the same thing he did during the last election, which was to sweep everything under the rug, say that the RCMP is investigating and not talk about it. There is still no word on what happened with HRDC. Perhaps it is still under investigation. No one knows. Meanwhile, the election took place and the Prime Minister got off the hook.